Aviation memorabilia descends into California

The San Francisco Airliner Collectibles Show will be an unmissable event for plane fanatics

The people of San Francisco are looking forward to their long-running Airliner Collectibles show, in under two weeks' time.

The event, which takes place twice a year, lasts for just six hours and will feature frenetic trading in everything from photographs through books, glassware and postcards to models of the planes themselves, including some rare pieces.

Also included will be pilot's 'wings' - the stitching applied to their uniforms when they earn the right to fly, which any collector would want to own.

The event takes place at the Western Grosvenor Hotel at San Francisco International Airport, California from 9am to 3pm on Saturday March 13, 2010.